Tour de Georgia Teams Selected

Fifteen teams have been selected to participate in the Tour de Georgia. As I will be down in Georgia to view Stages 5 & 6 it will be interesting to see of these teams in action. I just came back from Georgia and rode a majority of both of these stages while down there. While I am not a small, fast climber I am continually amazed at the climbing ability of even the pack fodder in a pro cycling race.

The teams invited are Astana, Saunier Duval-Scott, Team CSC, Team High Road, Gerolsteiner, BMC, Slipstream/Chipotle, Bissell, Health Net-Maxxis, Jelly Belly, Jittery Joe's, Symmetrics, Team Type 1, Toyota-United Pro and GE/Marco Polo- Trek. Based on the results last year (29+ minute gap on the winning breakaway) there was an obvious difference in abilities where the continental teams couldn't pull back the riders in the break - or maybe had no desire. To me it led to a very uninteresting race when you have only a small handful of potential winners leading into an epic Brasstown Bald stage.